Title: Taken

Warnings: SEVERE Angst, Kidnapping, Implied rape, character torture... Enjoy?

Pairings: SoulxMaka Implied KidxPatty and BlackstarxTsubaki

Disclaimer: I do not own Soul Eater.. if I did.. I'd be rich. :D

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Death the Kid PoV

"But Father! You know as well as I the reason he did it." I stood before my father, trying as hard as possible to plead Souls Case. He was the only living being we could rely on to help us find Maka.. and he was in lock up in Cell four deep! I paced before my father, exactly eight steps to the left, then turned around and paced exactly eight steps back to my starting point before I began the trip once more. Liz and Patty were in the apartment belonging to Blackstar and Tsubaki - discussing ideas of how to find Maka.. and free Soul.

"Well, Kid, you know as well as I that it is beyond my power now. A Deathsythe running rampant is a danger to us all... He must be dealt with accordingly." The over exaggerated shrug only served to infuriate me even more, until I stopped pacing, exactly where I began and breathed to calm myself down. He had brought his oversized hand to his 'chin' and begun rubbing as if he were thinking. The man turned his back on me and I fumed, opening my mouth to speak my mind before he began to speak. "Of course.. There is no one aside from myself who has the entrance codes to cell four deep... but I seem to be having a lapse of memory today.. and have written them down on this piece of paper here.." He lifted the white slip of paper in his free hand, waving it thoughtfully. I started to smile at the man I knew as my father. He hadn't gotten where he was just on his looks - I knew that.. And it was only reaffirmed when he continued speaking. "Nor, would it be known to me if I were to accidentally leave these codes on the table.. and say.. someone were to take them? My memory being as shoddy as it is... I might forget I had written them down in the first place... Who knows?" He shrugged, and as he shrugged, he let that slip of paper drop, and it landed delicately onto the table mentioned bore.

I stepped over to the table and, when he turned his back, muttering about the possibilities of his forgetfulness, I lifted the slip of paper and slid it into my coat with a smile. Who knows indeed, Father. I turned on my heel as he waved over his shoulder to me, giving Sid and Deathsythe passing nods as I walked back through the door. I could see by their smiles that they d seen - but knew that these two were as faithful to my father as they were to themselves... My steps carried me to Blackstar and Tsubaki s apartment, or it would be more correct to say that my skateboard brought me there. I knocked exactly eight times on the door before it was opened and I stepped through into the living room. I kept my arms crossed smugly over my chest, but simply gave them each smile.

Come with me, everyone. We have a field trip to make. I could see by their expressions that they were confused, but I simply turned to leave, calling up my skateboard outside. It would be best if you carried Tsubaki with you, Black Star. This is a field trip best done with as few visible bodies as possible. Liz, Patty. I held out my hands, hearing the two affirmations of my partners as they shifted and came to my grip. I turned my board to see Blackstar gripping Tsubaki in her short sword mode and coming outside, a grin on his face. Shall we begin? I adjusted my grip on both Liz and Patty before starting off towards the school once more. Of course, I knew that I wouldn t be simply making a trip for no reason - but I had something in mind that we would be doing. Once we reached the school, I led him around the back of the school where I knew a hidden bolt hole was installed in the base of the school. It had been meant in the event of a takeover, the students, teachers and their weapons could escape in safety. Only a member of my family could open it, and father and I were the only two who knew of its existence. This way, Blackstar. Once we enter this corridor, there is to be no sound aside from footsteps. It echoes down here, and any sound might alert someone to our presence.

Seeing his nod, I pressed my palm flat against the inscribed design -that was, of course, perfectly symmetrical in every way. The circle glowed, and gave way to the entryway in silence. Motioning Blackstar through, I closed our exit behind me and then resumed the lead. The corridor was perfectly straight, with only a few off shooting tunnels, but in effect, a straight shot to the cells. The exit was on Five Deep - which s the last place I knew any attackers would possibly go. We exited into the back of a cell, and I continued through the small space to the door, where I pushed it open soundlessly and crept through. We made haste through the tunnel, then up to the steps where I once again gained us passage. My father would be the only one able to see anyone who accessed these levels - and I knew he wouldn t bat an eye at them. We climbed a set of stairs to the Fourth level and I glanced to my slip of paper - father had written both the codes for the levels... and the key to what I assume was soul s door and bindings. I motioned for Blackstar to stay and guard the stairs while I rushed ahead to the cell I knew Soul would be held in.

I reached the cell and carefully set Liz on the ground at my feet, knowing she would remain in weapon form for now. The four bolts were easy to remove, and I knew that Soul might be looking for whoever it was opening his door. I lowered myself into a perfect crouch and opened the door, holding a finger to my lips as I laid eyes on him. My steps carried me into the cell where I forced myself to ignore the lack of symmetry of the surrounding stones before I made it to Soul. When I kneeled next to him, he turned, offering me his arms without a word - and I inputted the code to remove them. Assuming he knew of our needed silence, I turned, creeping back out the door to pick up Liz again. He followed me out, rubbing his hands and then went to where Blackstar was frantically waving for us. I closed and bolted the door behind me - letting our surprisingly quiet ninja friend lead us back through the tunnel.

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Soul PoV.

I couldn t put how glad I d been to see Kid to words, no matter how much I might try. When we were finally out of the tunnel, I looked around, taking a deep breath of my surroundings, before I turned at a touch to my shoulder. Kid gave me a nod and I grinned lopsidedly at him, then the euphoric grin of Blackstars.

Soul, Let s get your bike - you will carry Blackstar and Tsubaki... We are going to get Maka. I could have cared less that I d be sharing a bike with Blackstar and nodded, turning and clapping Kid on the shoulder as well, only to have him punch my fist instead.

Let s go then...You guys are cool... Blackstar and I ran around the side of the school, leaving Kid floating on his skateboard behind the building - waiting for our return. He d warned me in low tones before I left that while he d gotten the codes - I would be an outcast unless he could convince his father otherwise.. or we saved Maka. I reached my bike and froze, seeing Sid standing near it, his weapon in his hand - arms crossed. Blackstar growled behind me and jumped at Sid, who dodged and blocked the short sword Tsubaki as he looked at the two of us.

If you stop attacking me I will say nothing of your passing. Before I died, I would have stopped you with every strength I had... that s the man I was.. Things have changes since then. His weapon transformed back and grinned at us as Blackstar started talking about how great he was to cause them to stand down. I got on my bike and whacked him on the back of the head as I passed by, waiting for him to get on. Kid hadn t told us to be quiet after we d exited the tunnel - but standing here exposed outside the school made loud noises not cool at all. At least, not before we were ready to go. Once Blackstar was on my bike, I grinned and revved my engine, tearing off down the steps and towards the streets that would lead us out of Death City.

YAHHOOOOOOOOO! I laughed with Blackstars cheer as we ramped one of the small hills and fishtailed until we straightened and returned to our path. I could see Kid s blue propulsion from his skateboard in my mirrors and grinned, knowing he would watch our tail; I concentrated on the road ahead of us. We met with little to no resistance, and in fact, I could see a few of our classmates grinning from behind closed curtains... I didn t realize how many cool friends we all had. I felt like there was a perpetual grin on my face as we moved, but I couldn t remove it - nor did I want to...

I m on my way, Maka... The thought repeated itself in my mind, over and over in a rhythm... much like the broken record that played in my room... or that did when the Imp was there. We sped through the desert surrounding Death City, the only path of direction being my own sense of where Maka could be. Granted, I was nothing like my Meister in Soul Perception but I could try because she was MY meister. I know Kid occasionally shot off to look for patrols or anything behind us, but he would always return to following our trail across the desert a few minutes later.

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We stopped about three hours into our trip, finding a knoll of sand that could provide some shelter. As soon as Blackstar climbed off, Tsubaki transformed back into her human form and stretched right along with Liz and Patty. I knew that staying in weapon form for that long was painful but it was needed for right now.. I wouldn t let anyone else drive my bike; Unless it was Maka, of course. We broke into separate groups to do what we needed to do.. Kid and his two partners set up a tent they d brought with them, Blackstar and Tsubaki ran a perimeter, and I began gathering driftwood for a fire that evening.

Of course, most of the provisions were in Kids palm storage, which made traveling light a set of words we didn t have in our vocabulary. I sucked at cooking, even worse than Liz did but I didn t really have anything to do other than cook. That, and worry over Maka s well being. Our dinner was simple, scrambled eggs and some hot chocolate. All were things that I could make in a few minutes, and in the pans that Kid had brought with him. I m glad that Tsubaki is cooking tomorrow night, I don t think I could stand my own cooking for even another minute.. Because I d cooked, Kid cleaned up while I stretched out in my bunk to try to contact Maka again.

Resonating with my partner was the only lead we had to her location that and being near Medusa. We could have taken Stein with us, I m sure but I don t think any of us felt like we could trust the man.. not for this mission. Granted, his Soul Perception would be useful.. but I for one wasn t gonna let him close to Maka .. or myself right now. Even if my getting landed in jail was my fault I wouldn t let that sadistic bastard near my Meister. Stretching out on my bunk which really only consisted of a sleeping bag for padding and a blanket to cover myself with . I squirmed to get comfortable.

I had to admit Despite being a weapon, I had been spoiled by the beds in my family s house, then Maka s apartment. Despite feeling uncomfortable, I tucked my arms behind my head and forced myself to focus. I didn t know if Maka would even be able to resonate with me again, but I couldn t just *NOT* try... I m sure anyone would understand if they were in my position. Finally, I managed to get my breathing settled, and closed my eyes to find myself in my souls room. Well, this was working so far but could I reach Maka? I tried to resonate with my meister, but couldn t reach her.. my settings didn t change.

There was little else I could do for the time being, so I ran my fingers over the polished surface of the grand piano resting within the glowing lights of my souls room. I knew that she enjoyed my playing, so maybe it could help her.. wherever she was. Adjusting my collar, I sat down and gently opened the lid covering the ivory keys. At first, I just stroked the keys lightly, not forcing any sound from them, only touching the ivory and onyx items with something akin to reverence. Finally, after about five minutes of touching the keys and trying to decide what to play, I made my choice and started on a tune in the key of G which was the note that Maka had chosen something that suited her.

I began to play, letting the tune take me into its depths, my fingers dancing across the length of the keyboard, my feet pressing and lifting different pedals at seemingly random points. I immersed myself so strongly in the music that I had almost forgotten what I d come here to do almost forgotten that I was playing to find Maka. I finished my song, the last notes hanging hauntingly in the air, sweat dripping off of my face onto my precious keys. I let the notes die out and straightened, closing the cover to my Piano in defeat.

I grit my teeth, closing my eyes and trying to resonate with Maka again but I couldn t feel her soul this time and it bothered me. But, I knew that she wouldn t always be able to join me in our souls especially with what was going on near her. The only thing that I knew was that we were still heading in the right direction, instinct was telling me it was the correct path to go. I let go of my souls room, returning to find Kid, Liz, Patty, and Blackstar sleeping in their respective beds. When I sat up, I saw that Tsubaki was missing and got up to find her. I couldn t have anyone else going missing right now not while we were looking for Maka. I pushed aside the tent flap and glanced around, noticing the long haired ninja weapon by the dying campfire.

Tsubaki? I approached her, trying to do my best not to startle the woman I knew she was the calmer of the two, but I still didn t want to end up with a throwing star smack dab in the middle of my forehead. I took a cross legged seat across from her when she finally spoke up, which caused me to stare at the crackling flames, my right hand resting on my knee, my left holding up my chin.

Do you think we ll find her, Soul?

Of course You don t think I d give up, do you? I lifted my head, staring at her over the flames, my left hand dropping to my lap clenched into a fist at her implications that I d just give up on my partner.

No, no I don t think that at all! I almost cracked a smile at her frantic waving of both of her hands as if she were trying not to get chopped by me. Her expression fell soon after that, her eyes staring at the fire. I meant, will we find her in time? From what you told us.. she s not doing well.. Will she make it?

The question forced my eyes back to the flames as well, focusing on the glowing coals at the base of the fire. She d told me once that the coals fascinated her the most, the way they seemed to shimmer, or roll over the surface. Staring at them in that light, I had to agree with her they did look cool. Did I have any fear in my soul that she wouldn t make it? No, not a single shred. I wasn t afraid that she d die I knew my Meister was stronger than that. I was afraid that her injuries would rend her incapable of wielding me anymore. Not that I was selfish and wanted nothing more than to join her in battle but our time living together didn t always get the same feel to it as opposed to when we were fighting. My biggest concern was that if I was forced to have a new Meister, that I would no longer be able to live or even resonate with Maka.

I ve no doubts that we ll find her in time, Tsubaki.. It s not cool to doubt yourself like that in something like this. We ll find her. I grinned up at her, seeing the timid answering smile in return before both of our gazes turned to the fire once more. I wanted nothing more than for her to return to me.. maybe I should try to sense her again? Hey, Tsubaki.. What time does dawn come in the desert?

Oh..I don t know, Kid does, I m sure. I looked up to see her sitting on her knees, her hands fisted in the material of her skirt sitting ramrod straight, but smiling none the less.

Thanks.. Guess I ll sit up watch with you tonight.

Can t you sleep? I tch d returning my chin to my hand, returning my eyes to the shifting coals that fascinated her so much.

It s not a question of can t or not.. it s a question of will. I don t want to sleep right now. If she manages to get in contact with me I ll miss it if I m asleep. That, and I wanted to remember everything that happened between us if it happened again I wanted to savor every moment I had with her.

Sure call me greedy.

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Author's Note: Okay. I've already had a few flaming notes on this.. and personally.. I'm gonna put my foot down right now. For those of you who think that people aren't like that after such an ordeal (I'm refering to Maka's actions in chapter two) you can take your accusations and eat them. I know someone who I feel was as strong as her, and had the same thing happen to her.. Not the same thing, exactly.. but close enough... She is *STILL* recovering from it even four years later. Different people deal with things in different ways. Don't send me any more flames about how Maka acted... Please and Ty. :)

Next thing... Yes, I know the characters are a bit (and in some cases, a LOT) out of character.. but I've only been watching the series for a little over a week (And reading) so I'm still getting into the mindsets of the characters. Forgive me ^^